Things Fall Apart - Text Review

What is the name of Okonkwo’s motherland?

• • Mbaino

• • Mbutu

• • Mbanta

• • Mantra

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What holy animal does Okonkwo’s clan suspect the Christians have killed and eaten?

• • A locust

• • A python

• • A monkey

• • A tortoise

What is the name of the first missionary who comes to Umuofia?

• • Mr. Brown

• • Reverend Smith

• • Mr. Jones

• • Missionary Man

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How many villages does Umuofia comprise?

• • One

• • Four

• • Nine

• • Seven

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Whom did Okonkwo beat in his legendary wrestling match?

• • Ekwefi Ogbuedi the Rooster

• • Ogbuefi the Snake

• • Isaac the Toad

• • Amalinze the Cat

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What do the inhabitants of Mbanta believe is responsible for the white man’s miraculous survival after having built his church in the Evil Forest?

• • His eyeglasses

• • His Bible

• • His borrowed machete

• • His attitude

What is an ogbanje?

• • A masked spirit

• • A type of yam soup

• • A musical instrument

• A reincarnated child

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What does Okonkwo constantly wish Ezinma had been?

• • His firstborn child

• • A son

• A better cook

• A dancer

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

For what reason is Okonkwo exiled?

• • He owes money.

• • He willfully kills a fellow clan member.

• • He steals yams.

• • He unintentionally kills a fellow clan member.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What are the outcasts required to do before they may join the church?

• • Shave their heads

• • Pierce their tongues

• • Get cam wood tattoos

• Change their names